hungry for the food we've got. the biggest issues get the cuban voice face to face with the news makers. nato members agree on taking command of the full military operations in libya while on the ground rebel forces make quick advances and waste words on policy in the capital city tripoli join me in a few moments formal. meanwhile moscow says it's gadhafi is crimes against his own people that have brought to the fore in airstrikes but criticizes coalition forces for regular. civilian casualties. and in the news this week over two hundred arrested in london the officer is rioting following the future protest of up to half a million people against british government plans to slash public spending by eight billion pounds but demonstrations also a group. of citizens angry at us jersey because while cash flows into banks and

homes in libya. and in japan the fukushima nuclear facilities management has apologized for wrong reporting that radiation levels had talked ten million times the norm in the state for the media's evacuation of emergency teams out of the site. twenty four hour news coming to you live from the russian capital you are with r t it is four am in moscow libyan rebels advancing west towards the capital tripoli after further gains in the east of the country they have retaken several strategic towns from pro gadhafi forces but with the help of western led bombing meanwhile nature has to assume control of the coalition military operation in libya from the

u.s. are reports from tripoli. right most of sunday we saw these rebel fighters advancing with almost and lightning speed westwards through eastern libya they're now in the town of bin jawad which is about a two hour drive from the city of sets and the reason why set is important is that this is the hometown of the libyan leader moammar gadhafi is where it is where he has his major supporter base now we know that the rebels along the way encountered very initial resistance this is partly because they were driving through the desert and also because we're hearing that gadhafi forces were treated to set and head of this rebel advancement of the soldiers simply abandoned their military equipment along the sides of the road so the focal point now will be on sirte when those rebels reach said we are expecting that they will be a major showdown between the pro and anti kadafi forces and this is where the role of the international community becomes so critical because we are hearing the rebel fighters pour on the coalition partners to continue with the airstrikes on sirte

which they have been doing for several days now and to continue to give them a power now the other focal point we've been watching throughout the course of the day is the city of misrata in western libya this is a city that is firmly in the hands of gadhafi is me and it has been for several days now the rebels simply aren't able to take over there and they are today calling on the international community to assist them with more a strikes nato countries have met in brussels where they discussed enlarging the nato command of this operation so what essentially we're going to see now is nato taking full control of the military operations on the ground here in libya from the coalition of the british the french and the americans until now there's almost been two parallel operations the one by nato that is essentially enforcing a no fly zone and the arms embargo and the one under the leadership of the americans which was essentially targeting ground forces and tanks so those now come together those military operations firmly in the hands of nato the sticking point

at this meeting by nato members is of course the rules of engagement just. how far can be international community go in terms of involving itself in what is happening on the ground and here the questions of civilian casualties making sure that civilians are not injured or killed in any kind of international action is what is being discussed on the table we know that the french are very much against nato taking over control of this whole operation and we know too that turkey would very much see this operation be very limited in terms of its scope it would rather just have the international community's involvement being that of in force in the no fly zone and nothing more than that the latest news we have though is that the command and control center will not be based in western turkey in the town of izmir we also know now that once this whole operation is enlarged it will not be up to one country to say when where and if and a strike must take place that will not meet this broad consensus what is important though about those nato enlargement and nato taking control of the full military

operations here is that it certainly will send a message to the arab world and it will be much more tasteful for arab countries to be able to come to the party in terms of a mission that is under the nato leaders ship the one that is under the american leadership there is a summit that has been planned on tuesday in london there the contribution of the arab world will be much more thoroughly discussed in terms of what they bring to the party we're also hearing that the italians are proposing and immediate cease fire and the establishment of humanitarian corridor also that too will be clarified at this meeting on tuesday in london. archies reporting from tripoli and the coalition maintains that colonel gadhafi himself is not a target and promises a quick and decisive complain but international efforts lochlann things the allies are committed to regime change in libya and won't stop until they bring gadhafi down. i think they're gravely mistaken and i think that this escapade will end

in catastrophic failure and my fear is that the european leaders and the americans who have pushed this attack on libya think that a quick bit of bombing will sort the matter out but in fact i think they will find that it will last far longer than they've gambled for the british prime minister the french president the american administration these people who are so happy to let bombs fly on countries that almost at the drop of a hat they are determined to get the outcome they want which is the overthrow of colonel gadhafi of libya so it will make the task the disagreements and the the discordant voices that are now coming out of both within western states and also in the arab league these will indeed make it very difficult to continue the war but i'm afraid they won't let go now that they've started. well american bombs pound clean pamper rock a bomb a says the u.s. should not and cannot intervene every time there's a crisis somewhere in the world even so every american president says ronald reagan who also bombed gadhafi has weighed in to at least one military conflicts archies

kristen fizeau has more. it's become an unspoken a dent into the job description. become president of the united states. declare war my fellow americans my fellow citizens for president ronald reagan in one thousand nine hundred six a familiar attack on a familiar enemy despite our repeated warnings gadhafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation is relentless pursuit of terror he counted on america to be passive he counted wrong turns out so did saddam hussein just two hours ago allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq in kuwait for his successor president clinton the target was slobodan milosevic today our armed forces joined our nato allies and air strikes against serbian forces responsible

for the brutality in kosovo president george w. bush said it was weapons of mass destruction that threaten the world and invaded iraq in what was supposed to be a quick and limited campaign on my orders coalition forces have begun striking selected targets a military importance to undermine saddam hussein's ability to wage war most thought it would end there with president obama running on an anti-war platform he has spent most of his presidency trying to end the wars started by his predecessor until now the u.n. security council passed a strong resolution that demands and to the violence against citizens. it authorizes the use of force in the timeline of recent history there have been some glaring similarities when it comes to the use of force by u.s. presidents none have been in response to a military attack or even threat of an attack on u.s. soil and none have ever been formally declared war we had to protect thousands of

innocent people in kosovo from a mounting military offensive we are determined to knock out saddam hussein's nuclear bomb potential we will also destroy his chemical weapons facilities self defense is not only our right it is our duty the definition of duty often changing the result eerily parallel thank you god bless you. god. thank you very much christine r t. russia back to military intervention in libya is a result of colonel gadhafi is crimes against his own people but for us a rich much better if also criticized the coalition bombing saying the no fly zone was meant to strengthen peace and that civilians should not be pushed. everything that's happening in libya is a result of the shameful behavior of its government and the crimes against their own people we shouldn't forget that everything else is just a consequence of that we supported one of the un security council resolutions and

allowed the other resolution to go through this was done consciously to prevent the escalation of violence but still the events that followed show that any decisions of this kind should be accompanied by thorough consultations for as well as remembering that the use of force should be proportionate to what is happening the fact that as a result of these actions of indian targets were damaged and according to unconfirmed reports that innocent people have died shows that states taking part in the military strikes have achieved i hope that as a result of coordinated actions by the international community there will be peace on libyan soil and full measures will be taken to prevent the conflict from spreading into africa and other states. and russian prime minister a lot of reports are says he's concerned by the number of civilian deaths in libya and he believed according af or says have been too reckless in their actions. there is a civil war going on in libya the proposal of

a no fly zone was aimed at preventing gadhafi from firing at his opponents and so protect civilians such a decision applied to a sovereign state is a difficult one but the aim was well intentioned but what are we seeing now that it is drawing some entire territory of the countries in the how can it be you know well aiming to protect civilians such means are choosing to use their disability and death toll actually rises. to unions and on tuesday the u.s. defense secretary was in moscow calling on the russian leadership to think about joining the military contained in libya president richard vedder of confirms that moscow is ready to serve as a mediator there but expressed his concerns over civilian casualties because of nonselective use of force from the air although more danger problem focusing on the u.n. resolution which led to the no fly zone in force meant it truly doubt getting involved in the coalition bombing case a short presently very third major operations and leave here with

a scaled back within a few days it wasn't the only military issue which gave up missile defense and europe was also discussed moscow wants an equal partnership on the project saying any other option would be a threat to its own security and its promise that russia's interests are being taken into account. and our extensive online coverage helps to bring you up to date with developments in libya twenty four hours a day check out regular updates from our correspondents on the sport all on our twitter and facebook pages you'll also find all the latest videos on our you tube channel.

the. over two hundred have been arrested in london after a crowd estimated by trade unions to be as much as half a million to to the streets of british government public spending cuts of eighty billion pounds serious rioting in the city main shopping area square went on until the. violent ok as follows saturday's largely peaceful march as radical extremists attack the banks and shops the fireworks sense most forms thanks for cheap targets to anger the credit crunch and huge bailouts with activists furious that money for big business and ministry complains but not for public services like health and education unions and their positions say the cuts will destroy essential services

and jobs but ministers insist they have white find shelter james burton says huge deficit u.k.'s largest projects in eight years came just a day after an unoccupied and anchorage administration in brussels there. reports. of more layoffs to pay cuts. retirement the message from angry demonstrators pushed back with to come to pepper sprayed by riot police the protesters trying to get through to e.u. leaders meeting in brussels to do this where there was made. to be useful social security. to be used for the. so how it's not joke the badge when you bring you the world's worst to move to take ground because of the prisoners there goes across europe voters are saying no. to the measures portugal's prime minister quit after paula but voted down

a fresh round of cuts because he has three months left to repay almost ten billion euros at a time when its sovereign credit rating has been called. the only option left is national default tolan does the country called pay back its loans or accept an e.u. bailout similar to greece and ireland it hasn't happened in the west since the second world war but the longer you postpone this necessary evil. the more costly it is there's going to be at the same time military intervention in libya is costing hundreds of millions of euros many a furious what they see as an unnecessary and expensive campaign somebody asked the chancellor of the finance minister about the financing of this and i think the overwhelming sense that you got from it among the public in britain with skepticism with millions unemployed across europe people losing patience with politicians who

seem out of touch with reality increasingly familiar sights on the streets of the e.u. with government belt tightening leaves growing numbers out of work the big question is now the right time to spend the money available wars abroad don't you go sure ross. and european parliament member the leader of the u.k. independence party and nigel farage says people across the continent have every right to feel angry of the cuts and how while their governments throw money around abroad. we've had british troops on the ground in afghanistan now for over ten years i don't think there's any appetite for us getting involved in foreign wars where we cannot directly see our own national interest being threatened where frankly if we go in to support the rebels we don't even know who they are or what they stand for or what they want i don't think anybody has thought this through and if they are going to book ground troops that i think they're going to find in all the member states involved in this

a real strong level of organization when people see cuts in front line services for whatever reasons when people see their retirement age is going up when people see the taxes both direct and indirect they're paying going up they have a right to question what on earth are we doing getting involved in an open ended commitment in terms of war with libya that could cost those goodness knows what else i do think that to a very close but i also feel as portugal is about to topple over as the next eurozone country requiring a bailout that that is actually going to cost each british taxpayer about four hundred pounds that actually the biggest effect on our pockets this week wasn't the chance of this budget but it was the fact that the portuguese government fell and they're about to be bailed out so i think people have every reason to be pretty angry that they see their own costs at home going up their services being up money being thrown overseas in all sorts of projects that they wouldn't necessarily support. you'll find more news features and analysis on our website www dot com

here's a taste of what's in line right now. one of the most elegant sporting contests in the world so the two moscow russia scab it all takes so long to figure skating world championships from. and driving ambition the first russian in the history of formula one takes its place on the podium after finishing third for team for the future. and in sports but i don't just bought thirty minutes. two weeks after an earthquake and tsunami rocked japan serious concerns remain over spreading radioactive fallout from the fukushima nuclear plant its operators have apologized for mistakenly reporting force information which sparked huge alarm that radiation levels at reactor head shot to ten million times the normal statement meant emergency crews had to abandon the

site immediately and now japan's nuclear agency has rebuked their facilities operators for various mistakes in dealing with the crisis three workers at the plant have been exposed to dangerous radiation levels as the fight continues to restore the cooling systems destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami which struck japan two weeks ago parties either but it isn't japan and spoke to a local man who knows the consequences of the meltdown firsthand. this man has borne the scars of nuclear disaster for most of his life as a result of nagasaki you're sure you're more wacky has had liver and kidney problems since he was thirty five and he's already beaten cancer twice every time he falls ill now he feels it could be his last battle. you sure are watches events unfold at fukushima fearing the true nature of the disaster is yet to show itself

so you were saying that the results of the contamination weren't just end of the event it will be handed down from generation to generation on the three i have four daughters the first to have leukemia another has breast cancer for the results of a disaster this will be shown in generations to come. you should know was just eleven when the bomb was dropped he survived the blast but was exposed to lethal levels of radiation on his two trips to the hypocenter first to find his father then to bury him despite everything he's pro nuclear power but still thinks fleeing from fukushima is the wise thing to do so then the i don't think the public or the government are overreacting in this situation i think people must take all precautionary measures they can to avoid the worst for the rest of the nagging psyche the stands today and to be built from scratch eleven square kilometers words used to dust the cloud of its tragic past still hangs over the city its residents

though know what it means to suffer and are willing to help those in need members of the international volunteer organization the lions club here collecting for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami everyone's desperate to give with donations already ten times higher than normal. we have a case of something happens in our nation we call it the nation that i would help each other especially of the people and i guess i am very very sensitive to atomic power so we are very worried about what happened. and we want to help more than money every way and so on and i guess sakit is a memorial to the seventy five thousand died when the atomic bomb was dropped here this one mark that exact moment now the city will forever. ever serve as a reminder of the destructive potential of nuclear power and those here are now praying that focus well wherever in the same way nagasaki transformation has been

remarkable ground zero is unrecognizable the city would escape any radiation from a meltdown at fukushima but there is a nuclear plant close by and the incident has left residents living in fear. of that but i think that people tonight assert here hiroshima are very sensitive to the incident fukushima we've never experienced such a devastating nuclear accident before and i think everyone is now free this could happen again i wasn't afraid of nuclear accidents before but now i am because i can see it's not under control that the way this memorial represents the water craved by so many after the explosion the basins tranquility a far cry from the destruction wrought by the tsunami once that has done its damage this place reminds us the ripples from a radioactive disaster extend for generations are the bennetts r.t. and a sucking. time to have

a brief look at some other headlines from around the world and tens of thousands of activists in syria are staging protests across the country as unrest in terms of the government's deployed troops to assume the city of latakia snipers kills twenty one people a demonstration there was the shar losses that would address the nation on sunday night but there are no reports so far he has in the speech he was expected to lift more just a rule that's been in place for almost fifty years. two palestinian gunmen have been killed and three more injured in an israeli air strikes in gaza that comes a day after hamas strangers would agree to a cease fire if you israel puts an end to attacks on the street by the militant organization at least ten people including civilians and children were killed last week alone israel's recent attacks on top of it sustained blockade of theory a adding to the misery of gazans most of whom live in poverty. the internationally

recognized win over the vendors disputed presidential elections in ivory coast has rejected the african union representative appointed to help result the conscious political crisis alison avatar's said official underqualified morris has ties to his rival rand paul is refusing to step down from power despite an international consensus that he lost the election more than a million people have floods ivory coast and spile and the rockets as a result of the disputed poll result. a u.s. soldier is seeking political asylum in germany after desertion from an american military base shot but could be jailed for life if he is extradited back home arches that could given the growth of the met the soldier on the run. the american cuisine. for example of opec steakhouse that was really good for me a personal favorite was the rollercoasters i can't claim things every day that even

that comes close that much for andre chaperonage he's alive has become one giant rollercoaster four years ago he deserted the u.s. army causing all the way to his native cleveland for wrapping up his mom cried with pride when he volunteered for the army but after a six month tour of duty in iraq andre walked talked a u.s. base in germany and never returned or anything that anyone could possibly imagine in terms of war crimes that were committed throughout world history. the american forces have done this and are continuing to do this on a daily basis it's old and we're being attacked from somewhere but they didn't know where so they just shot off randomly in a different direction after hiding out for more than a year andre shepherd so faced he married a german security himself supports from a number of human rights organizations and is now officially seeking asylum tucked away on the board of germany and austria lake cames it has long been popular with

holiday makers but now the ideal exports may also go down in history as the home of the post u.s. iraq war veteran granted political asylum to become this first is not going to be easy though germany is the main staging post for the u.s. military with around sixty thousand to u.s. troops stationed there each year some of those soldiers though a while and get picked up by the police the pressure is very high on germany and i'm very often said in his speeches he's so sorry about that you know into putting so much pressure on the german government also he really loves this country so much andre will argue in court the war in iraq was a complete fraud but lawyers say he has little chance of winning the siegal war with the us it's particularly. more difficult

if it is a war such as the war in afghanistan for example the well ocky war where it was not of a popular war and if we just started having the rows of soldiers deciding on the road that they were no longer going to become a member of the united states military apparatus we'd have a problem and so there are very harsh penalties to wife. including the possibility of their mainstream media in the so-called coalition countries are not in a hurry to give andrea say either the major corporations like the b.b.c. c.n.n. what would happen is that if i say anything that was controversial or would go against the government line it would be completely censored andras says he's ready for the battle of his life claiming that was no just a few cation for the war in iraq but he admits he's on a sleeper a slope external pressure over r.t.

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